HR 2708 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Disarm Hate Act

Introduced May 14, 2019 Originated House Sponsor David N. Cicilline D-RI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 10, 2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 14, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Disarm Hate Act

The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm.

Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.

Cosponsors 191

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2019 to Mar 9, 2020, with 106 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-ILBill FosterOriginalMay 14, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 14, 2019
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Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 10, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. Sep 10, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
  3. Sep 10, 2019Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
  4. Jun 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  5. May 14, 2019Introduced in House
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1462Disarm Hate ActIdentical billMay 14, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

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  1. May 14, 2019Introduced in House

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